Economy

Ongoing lending changes driven by APRA’s macro-prudential measures have dramatically changed the way one broker is helping his clients.

The Housing Industry Association has called for the government to increase funding for the Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to develop measures that could ease affordability ...

A real estate industry body has called for the federal government to expand tax incentives for first home buyers in its upcoming budget.

The Property Council of Australia has advised the federal government to introduce new nationwide low-deposit home loans to ease housing affordability pressures.

President Donald Trump’s new tax reforms that have led to interest rate rises in the United States could trigger a rate rise in Australia, an analyst has said.

Strong economic growth and improvements in the mining sector should see the Reserve Bank begin lifting the official cash rate by mid-year, according to HSBC.

Home loan interest rates have risen steadily throughout 2017, even though the Reserve Bank hasn’t increased the official cash rate since 2010, according to RateCity.

The CoreLogic December Hedonic Home Value Index shows that national home values fell by 0.3 per cent in the month of December.

Global investor confidence has fallen for the sixth month in a row, dropping by 1.5 points since November, according to State Street Global Exchange.

Auswide Bank has announced that it has received a first-time credit rating of BBB+/F2 (long term/short term) with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings.